Members receive access to a range of exclusive benefits such as events at the UN and across the United States, as well as opportunities to advocate, host Model UN conferences, and connect young professionals to UN experts.

Staffing Conferences

Volunteers make the UNA-USA Model UN program possible. Experienced Model UN participants at colleges and universities across the U.S. and around the world provide substantive expertise, planning support and on-site management of our teaching and learning conferences.

Being selected to be a part of our conferences, whether in your local area or at our international middle and high school conferences in New York, takes commitment. Volunteering for a conference is more than a one day event. Our conference staffers help with training sessions, learn our style and rules, get to know their fellow volunteers, grade position papers, study and even write background guides, and work closely with our program staff and partners.

Senior secretariat members go even further, helping recruit and train volunteers, working with local teachers, and assisting in conference logistics. Please see information below regarding the Secretariat application and deadline:

College and University Involvement

Colleges and Universities are vital to the success of Global Classrooms worldwide. They serve as local project partners in cities such as Beijing, Houston, Beirut, Tampa, Madrid, and Seoul where they are charged with implementing the program. In addition to staffing the Global Classrooms MUN conferences, many volunteer as year-long Model UN trainers – they visit schools and meet with students and teachers in their classroom setting. Numerous Global Classrooms Model UN conferences are hosted on university campuses giving students a glimpse into their future academic careers.

UNA-USA has partnered with students who represent over 170 colleges and universities worldwide, including:

American UniversityBarnard CollegeBoston UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCatholic University of AmericaCity College of New YorkCollege of William and MaryColumbia UniversityCUNY John JayDartmouth CollegeDuke UniversityFacultad Libre de Derecho de MonterreyGeorge Washington University Georgetown UniversityGeorgia State UniversityGrand Valley State UniversityHamline UniversityHarvard UniversityHoward UniversityInstituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoKomazawa University (Tokyo)Houston Baptist UniversityHunter CollegeJonh Hopkins UniversityKyung Hee University (Seoul)Lebanese American University (Beirut)Marist CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMcGill UniversityMiami Dade CollegeMichigan State UniversityNew York Career InstituteNew York UniversityPace UniversityPeking UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPratt InstitutePrinceton UniversityRice UniversityRutgers University

St. Louis University (Madrid) St. Petersburg CollegeSeton Hall UniversityStanford University Stony Brook UniversitySyracuse UniversityTecnológico de Monterrey Texas State UniversityUniversidad Anahuac (Mexico) University at Albany (SUNY)University of ArizonaUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon Universidad de Monterrey Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexíco Universite de Montreal Law School University of Bonn University of BridgeportUniversity of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los Angeles University of California, San DiegoUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of Chicago University of HoustonUniversity of Illinois, ChicagoUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Miami University of Michigan University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of South Florida University of Southern California University of St. Andrews University of TampaUniversity of Texas at Austin University of WashingtonUniversity of YorkUniversity of PittsburghYale University